Author: Aaron ossai
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Varsity Don attributes rise on infant, maternal rate on PHC failure
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Pioneer Provost, School of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Prof. Kabiru Sabitu has attributed high rate of infant and maternal mortality rate in Nigeria to abysmal failure of Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery system. Speaking at the 3rd Annual Lecture of, Newgate College of Health Technology, Minna, Kabiru expressed…
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NNP decries non-conduct of LG polls
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP) Bauchi State chapter has decried the non-conduct of local government election non appointment of commissioners and board members in the State. The State Chairman of the NNPP, Engineer Mohammed Barde in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi yesterday, blamed the Governor Mohammed Abdullahi over development and the non-readiness of…
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NNP decries non-conduct of LG polls By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP) Bauchi State chapter has decried the non-conduct of local government election non appointment of commissioners and board members in the State. The State Chairman of the NNPP, Engineer Mohammed Barde in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi yesterday, blamed the Governor Mohammed Abdullahi…
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Bauchi gov appoints 6 special advisers, others
By Sule Aliyu; Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi State has approved the appointment of six special advisers. The appointments were contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Muhammad Nadada Umar. The new special Advisers are; Maijama’a Mohammed Mato – Labour, Alhaji Sani Shehu Shehu, Inter-Party Relations, Barrister Abdullahi…
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Road crashes claim 135 lives, injure 1,118 in 10 months – FRSC
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi 135 lives were said to have been lost in various road accidents across Bauchi State between January and October, 2017. This was contained in a statistics of road crashes by the Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) between January and October 2017. The statistics also indicated…
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Use Your Positions To Promote Good Governance, Tambuwal Tells Monarchs
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged traditional rulers in the country to use their influential status to promote good governance and strengthen the unity of the nation. The governor, who spoke when the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuari II, paid him a courtesy call, said that as custodians of traditional values…
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No Hike in Tuition Fees, Kwara Poly Insists
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The management of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has insisted that it has not increased school fees for the 2017/2018 academic session. The institution’s Rector, Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, who reiterated this while fielding questions from journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, disclosed that for the 2016/2017 academic session ND I indigenous students…
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Ekweremadu Tasks FG on Implementation of Confab Report
By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its stance on the report of the 2014 National Conference. Ekweremadu said the implementation of the report was a vital starting point towards quelling the agitations in the land and moving Nigeria forward. He spoke…
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World Bank and Sokoto govt to expand the scope of cooperation
By Najem Francis, Sokoto The World Bank office in Nigeria and Sokoto state government have agreed to expand their areas of mutual cooperation in a bid to engender development, inclusivity and tackle poverty among the populace. This was the outcome of a meeting between Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria,…
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Gov Ahmed Swears In LG Chairmen
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has sworn-in the 16 newly elected local government chairmen in the state with a pledge to work harder and closer with the local government councils and their new chief executives towards finding a sustainable solution to the salary crisis rocking the local government level.…